TEAM EMIRATES – The final day of racing in Naples came on the ‘Super Sunday’ where it was triple points. Not a great day for the team but they wrapped up the regatta in 3rd place overall.
TEAM EMIRATES – The final day of racing in Naples came on the ‘Super Sunday’ where it was triple points. Not a great day for the team but they wrapped up the regatta in 3rd place overall.
TEAM EMIRATES – The all important afterguard has traditionally been made up of up to 5 people in the America’s Cup on the IACC class of yacht. There is neither room nor time for such a luxury on the AC72′s. Things happen so quickly that everything has changed.
TEAM EMIRATES – Sail-World.com’s America’s Cup Editor, Richard Gladwell talks to Emirates Team NZ’s skipper, Dean Barker, after the first 30 days of sailing in ETNZ’s AC72 – Part 1
TEAM NZ UPDATE – ETNZ Skipper Dean Barker explains that a day sailing on the water in the AC72 doesn’t come easy and there is still a massive amount to do between now and July next year.
MOVING PICTURES – Skipper Dean Barker talks about the big week ahead which includes practice racing in the AC45 against Luna Rossa.
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38-year old skipper Dean Barker and his team Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) currently sit at the top of the leaderboard of the America’s Cup World Series Championship with 38 points (19 scored in match racing, 19 in fleet racing), just four points ahead of Oracle Racing Spithill. With the third and final World Series event for 2011 just around the corner, Barker updated Sailblast on ETNZs training progress…as well as shared some thoughts on the new AC game. More here.
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